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Coruscant
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2 ABY
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Human (Cyborg)
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Male
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1.758 metres
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165 lbs
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Black
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Ice Blue, Artificial Red
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- Right half of head
- Vocal Cords
- Right hand
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Blue blade, red trimmed hilt
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- Pirate Warlord (former)
- Sith Warrior (present)
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- "My face will be the last thing you see in this life, and the first you see in the furnace of the one after!"
- ―Kratus Vahillus
Kratus Tigellus Vahillus was a Pirate Captain who lead one of the largest Pirate Armadas to
date. He is best known for his daring raid on the Corellian Finance System and his massacre of
all hands aboard the transport liner Phylex. Vahillus is fifth on the top ten most wanted criminals
in the Galaxy, and his government bounty is enough to purchase five Star Destroyers. He
is now a Obelisk Templar within House Galeres of Clan Arcona, and is married to
Xathia.
Early Life
Birth and Rise of a Pirate
Kratus Vahillus was born to a pauper family in the lower city of Coruscant. He was not born in a proper hospital, instead he was born within the orphanage where he
would spend most of his young life. His mother, alone as his father had been killed by one of the
many gangs roaming the area, died in childbirth.
Vahillus proved to be clever and tactical even as a young child. He often stole credit chits
from the orphanage’s owner, leaving the place in debt, but keeping himself at the forefront of
happiness. Vahillus often terrorized the other children, using certain of the stronger and smarter
children as bodyguards and minions respectively. There were more of the former, rather than
the latter.
At the age of fifteen, Vahillus aimed for larger bounties of wealth, by attempting a particularly
daring theft from one of the leading Coruscant gangs, the Cavern
Wyverns. The Wyverns had long been rumored to have impressive wealth hidden in their
heavily defended base, enough to keep the team fully furnished for at least 50 years. Vahillus,
along with is orphanage criminals, concocted a plan. Two years before, Vahillus had discovered
a drain pipe while exploring the Lower City. This drain pipe happened to be connected to the
Wyvern’s base, via the sewer systems. Vahillus, being small in stature, was easily able to slip
into the base through the pipe along with some of his smaller minions. Once inside, Vahillus
raid was shortlived. They made it as far as the armory before being discovered and though they
managed to penetrate the armory and gather weapons, they were overpowered.
Vahillus was lucky; the Wyverns were impressed by him. He was made an honorary member
and aided the team in defeating their most hated rivals, the Broken Suns. Vahillus stayed with
the Wyverns for two years, before deciding to move on to bigger and more prosperous tasks.
Vahillus bought himself a ship, a YT-1300 series freighter called the Crimson Dagger. Together
with his minions, Vahillus began a pirating operation mostly focused on minor trade routes. For
five years, Vahillus and his crew raided ships and accumulated a massive amount of wealth.
With this wealth, Vahillus was able to purchase seventeen more ships with half crew for each,
though he made sure the captains were his loyal subordinates who followed him from the
orphanage. Vahillus kept the Crimson Dagger as his flagship, in spite of the fact that he had at
least two Acclamator IIs within his fleet.
Path of a Warlord
Vahillus then committed the most daring move of his career to date, and the most fatal. His
plan, to raid the Corellian Treasury. Together with his fleet, Vahillus proceeded to engage
the Corellian security forces then took a dropship to the surface of the planet. His small army
managed to overpower the Corellian agents sent against them and penetrated the Treasury
building. From there, things began to break down.
Vahillus, together with at least two hundred men, occupied the Corellian treasury. The New
Republic, with five hundred soldiers, surrounded the building. Vahillus and his men held the
building for three days before they were forced out of the building. Vahillus and fifty men
escaped, though in the process Vahillus was caught in a grenade blast which destroyed the
right half of his face, mangling his right eye.
Vahillus fled to Nar Shaddaa, where he contacted a cybernetics
surgeon. The doctor, Nicholas Vorrhous, worked with clients of all types and agreed to meet
with Vahillus, who’s name was now known throughout the galaxy. He applied the cybernetics,
and it is rumored that when he held a mirror in front of Vahillus repaired face, the man laughed
maniacally.
From that moment, Vahillus became one of the terrors of the galaxy, raiding ships along major
trade routes and butchering all of his victims, leaving their ships dead in space. All of his victims
had their right eyes cut out, and tied about their wrists.
The most famous of Vahillus’ massacres happened aboard the passenger liner Phylex.
Vahillus, aboard the Crimson Dagger, disabled the massive passenger ship in route to
Coruscant. In the short space fight, Vahillus fleet disabled the ships
engines along with destroying their comms tower. Vahillus then boarded the ship, and, moving
from room to room, began to slaughter each passenger and took every credit chit on board. He
personally cut the ship captain’s eye out while the man was still alive, laughing maniacally. The
security footage the New Republic recovered from the ship showed Vahillus, covered in blood,
savagely cutting down man and woman alike, then carving out their right eyes, tying them to the
right wrists of their owners. The New Republic discovered the dead Phylex when it appeared
above the old Imperial shipyard of Kuat about three weeks after the incident.
They immediately issued a massive bounty for the capture or killing of Vahillus and pirate
watches were increased dramatically.
After the massacre, Vahillus took his stolen gains and, through an agent, purchased fifty more
ships ranging from cruisers to fighters, increasing his fleet size to rival some of the largest pirate
fleets recorded. Vahillus kept the Crimson Dagger as his flagship, heavily modifying the freighter
until it matched the firepower of a medium frigate. Vahillus continued to roam the galaxy, raiding
ships and massacring hundreds to satisfy both his bloodlust and desire for increased riches.
Marriage
Even though he was a successful pirate warlord, Kratus also enjoyed having some down time
in one of the many cantinas on Nar Shaddaa. The Smuggler's Moon
reminded him slightly of his past in the lower city of Coruscant. As he was
enjoying his drink, he noticed the entrance of a very unusual patron. The woman was of good
height, and her body was one that rivaled even the famed dancers of the former Hutt crime lord,
Jabba.
Kratus, intrigued, introduced himself to the younger woman and offered her a drink. He came
to learn, after flaunting his wanted status, that she was a Dark Jedi named Xathia. The pair,
alike in their mental instabilities, formed an almost instant, but fragile, bond. Kratus, eager
for action and to enjoy more time with the woman, partnered with Xathia on a mission that
would rid her of her father. After helping the Krath Archpriest track down and eliminate her
demented father, the duo discovered how close they had become and decided to elope. The
pair were married in a quiet ceremony on Coruscant, before they traveled
to Naboo to have a relaxing honeymoon.
Within the Dark Brotherhood
Embracing the Darkness Within
Vahillus, while roaming the galaxy, came upon word of a shadowy organization existing
primarily in the Anteian system. On Nar Shaddaa, as Vahillus stopped
for a customary drink, he ran into Clan Arcona member Xathia, and the two began to work
clandestinely. Eventually, Xathia decided to invite Vahillus into the brotherhood, recognizing
the cyborg’s force potential at many points during their first adventure. Vahillus turned over
command of his fleet to his second-in-command, and readily joined the Brotherhood as a
member of Clan Arcona.
Upon joining, Vahillus proved very easy to train, picking up a much of the Force learning in an
instant. He proved far more capable than a simple journeyman, and he easily passed into the
Equite ranks.
Revenance Virtuom
Upon joining House Galeres, Kratus was offered an initiation into the prestigious battleteam
Revenance Virtuom, commanded by Cethgus Entar. Kratus and Cethgus seemed
to mesh well, as the ex-Pirate proved to be quite an effective weapon against opponents,
something the Zabrak came to respect.
An Unlikely Alliance
During Operation Ad Infinitum, Kratus began to show a restlessness that Xathia couldn’t help
but notice. The next day, Xathia introduced Kratus to Soulfire Strike Team’s sniper and
youngest member, Celevon Edraven as Kratus’ new sparring partner. For the first several
weeks, Kratus was subtly teaching the Assassin the basics of Makashi. Upon the younger man’s ascension to the rank of Dark Jedi Knight, Celevon confronted
a grinning Kratus about it after discovering that he already knew the first tier of maneuvers to
the Duelist’s Form. After this, the duo developed an odd friendship, despite the fact that the
two were members of House Galeres' rival Battleteams. Over time, the cyborg invited
his wife to spar with them to teach the younger man how to duel against multiple opponents
simultaneously. Celevon and Kratus can be found sparring against one another in the training
areas while Xathia is otherwise occupied with her duties.
Psychological Profile
In his early life, Vahillus was a cold, calculating individual, using his eyes and handsome looks
to intimidate his inferiors into service. He spoke in a clipped tone as if trying to get his point
across quickly. He walked with an assured gait, and never second-guessed himself.
After the raid on Corellia and subsequent cybernetic replacement, Vahillus
changed. He now goes into spurts of madness, even going so far as to butcher crewmen, to
satisfy his bloodlust. Although still tactical, Vahillus tends to lose control of himself during raids,
setting off on bloodbaths. His temper is short and he is given to sporadic yelling matches with
subordinates. Though still handsome, his visage is marred by the cybernetic eye which tends
to unnerve those he comes in contact with when coupled with his insane behavior. Thus far,
his wife Xathia is the only one that can immediately calm him with a touch and a soothing
whisper.